In this final blog, Madhabi Chatterji of Teachers College, Columbia University responds to three queries with some closing thoughts and takeaways on the "Assessing the Assessments" blog.

Fisher, Douglas; Frey, Nancy Checking for Understanding - Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007.

Examples of Formative Assessments. Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) CATs are quick, ungraded activities that help gauge student comprehension during class. They’re easy to implement and provide ...

When it comes to assessing student knowledge levels, data has empowered more schools to choose formative assessments versus summative assessments. Unlike summative assessments, which provide an ...

In this study we examine the interplay between curriculum-embedded formative assessment—a well-known teaching practice—and general features of classroom process quality (i.e., cognitive activation, ...

Lorraine M. Baron, Formative Assessment at Work in the Classroom, The Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 110, No. 1 (August 2016), pp. 46-52 ... NCTM is dedicated to ongoing dialogue and constructive ...

Assessments measure student achievement, and therefore whether students have achieved learning outcomes in your course. Recall from Designing Assessments that assessments may be:. Diagnostic: To ...

Discussion boards can be used as pre-class activities, a place to ask questions and solicit help from peers or for post-class activities to keep the conversation going. When creating activities and ...

AI-enhanced formative assessments can be done successfully using aids such as game format or reading aloud. Instant “feedback loops” of various kinds can be valuable, whether students are working ...